Circumcision board



M. BLACK 2,743,974

CIRCUMCISION BOARD 2 Sheets-Sheet l May 1, 1956 Filed Sept. 28, 1953 INVENTOR. Maur/ce fi/ack QTTORNEYS y 1, 1956 M. BLACK 2,743,974

CIRCUMCISION BOARD Filed Sept. 2a, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I 1N! 'EN TOR.

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United States P e QIBCUMQISION. tQABD.

Maurice Black, Saginaw, Mich.

Applicat on ep embeu 2.8,. 2.53,. No- 382,539 8 Claims. (Cl. 311-) Th s; in en ion rela s o. cirsumcisian boa ds for use in. hnspit ls: a c inics, and. more particu arly to a d to: ho din a ahyin prone positi n a d tenderns his arms and legs relatively immobile. v f

s s ll known. o e or mare are pre en y requ r d. o hel h ess. a d arms: of: a squ rming baby while a. do r perfo ms mop satisn sushas a circ mci iqn n the baby.

O o the prime ebiects, oi the insta t in ent on. is to p o ide n op ating h ard: 0n,- wh sh. he. b by can be p c d nd: s pp d. to ho d the aby n p oper-p i ion an immobile. e min ing the necessity 0t h ving n o m r nurses. in a tendan n hold. t e babys a ms. and legs.

A her object o h invention i to dssizn an p ating board which is provided with straps for holding the baby in position, the straps being individually longiudin l v adjus a le r lative t the length f the boa and babyso. that babies of varyingsize. and limb length can be. accommodated thereon.

Another object of the invention is. to design an operating board which is tapered toward the. foot end thereof so that the position of the baby on the board can be adjusted to permit the straps to effectively hold the baby while applying a minimum amount of pressure to accomplish the purpose. The more nearly the width of the portions of the babys body which are to be engaged by the straps conform to the width of the board, the less pressure will be exerted by the straps to retain the baby in position.

A further object of the invention is to design an operating board of the type described, which is capable of eifectively holding the child in prone position without uncomfortably binding him and which decreases the possibility of inadvertent injury to the child during the operation due to his squirming.

Another object of the invention is to provide an operating board of the type described which is of strong and durable construction and is light in weight and'readily portable.

A further object of the invention is to design an operating board which may be supported on level surfaces such as the tops of operating tables at any angle which is convenient.

Another object of the invention is to providean operating board of simple and practical design on which a child can be very rapidly secured in position.

A further object of the invention is to design an operating board of the type described which can be readily sterilized and thence conveniently stored until it is desired to employ the device over again.

A still further object of the invention is to design an operating table composed of few component parts which cannot slip off the device and become lost, and which can be simply and economically manufactured and assembled.

With the above and other objects in view, the present nvention. consi s. n he com nation and arr ngement. o par s, hereinaf r. more ful y d s b d. illustrat d: n the accompanying draw ngs. and mor P r ic la y Pointed out the appended claims, it. eing understood: that ch nges may h mad i the fo m, iz proportio and minor a l o cons ru tion. with u dep r n trom. h spirit, or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

I the dra ings:

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Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on the; line 22 of Fig. 5.

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Eigis a fr men ary, side el vations! v ew of the devi e. he b oken lin indicat ng, djusted positions of t e st ap bracke sef r-r gnow m re. particu ar y o acc mp ying dr wing n whi h h e sh wnhe pr ferred embodi: me t. f my h sn sni a letter 0 g nera yindicates my operating board which GQIQPrises a raised. S PP It SUE-r tees or able 0 nc u n legs; or ides which are. f rm hyuraing the side ed e portions of he table 10- down! wa d r as t 11;. an hence inwar ly s at 1 the le terminating in reversely turned portions 13 to form tracks wh h slid b y esommo a e the str p bra k ts .4.. t l be pparent tha he n m tiou f he legs in the manner desc ibe re nforces th portions .11, nd hat e per t ng boar c n. f cou se, be. r ad ly form d tram a lightweight heet me al such a alum num: h h will not rust when subjected to repeated sterilizations Thelnwerds. of. he vertical y spo ed strap ac et ,4 are urned. i ardly. s. at ,5, th n e r rs y as at 16 th nce hQri onta ly out ardly a a 1 and. fi a ly terminate in depending guide portions 18. Thus, it will be seen that the lower ends of the brackets 14 embrace the legs of the support surface in a manner which insures that they cannot become readily disengaged. Further, at both ends of the device, the track portions 13 are crimped as at 19 to close the spaces between the portions 11 and 13 of the legs which accommodate the guide portions 18 of the brackets to prevent the bracket from slipping oif the ends of the device. The upper portions of the brackets project above the table 10 and are formed with openings 20 therein to accommodate the straps 21, the latter comprising conventional fabric straps which are provided with buckles 22 as usual.

It will be observed that the board is tapered from one end thereof to the other to conform generally to the shape of a child. In practice, the child is placed on the board which may be supported on a conventional operating table (not shown) in a position wherein the -width of his chest and arms most nearly conform to the width of the board. In this position, the straps 21 need be less tight to retain the child than is necessary where the effective length of the straps relative to the width of the childs body is greater. In this regard, also, it is important to note that the straps are connected to the brackets above the table 10 so that their effective length is kept at a minimum Generally a pad (not shown) will be placed on the table 10 underneath the child as might be expected. To provide convenient handholds for handling the device and to lend rigidity thereto, the end edge portion of the table 10 is turned downwardly at the head end of the device as at 23, and the end edge of the board is turned downwardly at the foot end of the device as at 24.

The fact that the weight of the child and table is sup-. ported on the strap brackets 14 precludes any possibility of their shifting once they have been properly adjusted and the child is secured in position.

It will thus be apparent that I have perfected a very simple, inexpensive, and practical operating board which is ideally suited to hold a child in prone position so that a circumcision or the like may be performed with a minimum of attendant medical personnel. It is anticipated, however, that the device may be employed for other purposes such as bathing of a baby, and it is to be understood that I intend the instant disclosure to be illustrative rather than limiting. In this connection, it is further to be understood that various equivalent changes may be made in the design and shape of the various component elements of the device without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In an operating board, an elongated support surface on which a child may be secured in prone position including side wall sections for said board on which said board may be supported, substantially longitudinally disposed track means formed in said side wall sections, opposed strap brackets slidable longitudinally on said track means and adjustable lengthwise on said support surface, and

adjustable strap means spanning said brackets to secure a child in position on said board.

2. The combination defined in claim 1 in which said brackets are vertically disposed and project above the support surface, the straps being connected thereto adjacent the upper ends thereof.

3. The combination defined in claim 1 in which said track means are formed by turning the terminal edges of said legs inwardly and reversely, and the brackets embrace said legs so that the weight of the board and child is borne thereon, said brackets terminating in guide portions which are slidable in said track means.

4. The combination defined in claim 1 in which the end edge portions of said support surface are turned downwardly to provide handholds and reinforce said surface.

5. In an operating board, an elongated, tapered, raised support surface on which a child may be secured in prone position, including sides formed by turning the side edge portions of the support surface downwardly, the sides being thence turned inwardly and terminating in upwardly projecting track sections, vertically disposed pairs of brackets on the sides of said support surface longitudinally adjustable in said track sections, the lower ends of said brackets being turned inwardly and thence upwardly to embrace the sides of said support surface and terminating in depending guide portions disposed between said sides and track sections, and adjustable straps spanning said brackets to firmly secure the legs, torso, and arms of said child. 7

6. The combination defined in claim 5 in which the ends of said track sections are crimped to the sides of said support surface to prevent the brackets from slipping off the ends of said surface.

7. The combination defined in claim 6 in which the brackets extend above the support surface, and openings are provided in the upper ends thereof for connection of said straps.

8. In a circumcision board, an elongated support board tapering so that children of varying size may be placed thereon in a prone position with the width of their bodies corresponding substantially to the width of the board at a given location on the board, guide means on the sides of said support board, strap brackets associated with said guide means movable lengthwise on the sides of said board, and strap means spanning said board connected to said bracket for securing a child in position.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,546,813 Thomsen July 21, 1925 1,829,918 Andrews Nov. 3, 1931 1,980,848 Cass Nov. 13, 1934 2,463,400 Lowe Mar. 1, 1949 2,639,206 Butler May 19, 1953 

